Chapter 259

Seeing no response from the other side.

The man put down the handcart he was holding.

Looking at them, he chewed betel nut and greeted Ning Chen proactively, "Hello there."

Zhang Xiaonian stood beside Ning Chen, saying nothing.

The Husky wore a serious expression, tilting his head and frowning.

With no intention of moving.

Ning Chen looked at him, and the man thought Ning Chen would ask him something.

But Ning Chen did not ask.

The man rubbed his hands, a smile appearing on his face, and explained on his own, "Cleaning the island, these junk—my name is Xu Zhao; it's been a long time since anyone came to the island."

"I remember there was no news of reconstruction," Ning Chen said, looking at him.

Xu Zhao said, "Indeed, there is no news of reconstruction now, but there will be, perhaps later, but it doesn't matter; I chose to stay here voluntarily."

Ning Chen looked at him.

Xu Zhao said, "I am a resident here; when the hurricane made landfall, it destroyed everything."

"After we learned the news in advance, we evacuated immediately."

"Not long after, we returned here and found that all the buildings on the entire island had been destroyed, and the authorities had no plans to rebuild."

"Everyone went back, those guys, hey! But I didn't want to go back, so I stayed and lived here, cleaning the entire Dongfu Island."

Ning Chen just listened, showing no reaction.

Zhang Xiaonian, standing nearby, was somewhat surprised; after all, this island was not small. "It's so big here; you're cleaning it all by yourself?"

Xu Zhao smiled, as if just noticing the young Miss, "Just don't leave any regrets for yourself."

As he spoke, there was meaning behind his words, as if he expected the listener to ask further so he could pour out his feelings.

But Ning Chen's face showed no expression.

Right now, his only thought was to head to the Waitomo Glowworm Caves.

Ning Chen said, "Do you know the exact direction to the Waitomo Glowworm Caves?"

Xu Zhao heard this, pouted, and nodded.

"Of course I know; who wouldn't? This is the largest attraction on the entire Dongfu Island. Do you want to go see it now?"

Ning Chen said nothing, only nodding.

Xu Zhao shook his head and said, "You can't go now; the cave has been flooded by seawater backflow; there is no way to enter."

Ning Chen thought for a moment. "I heard the middle section of that cave is at a higher elevation."

Xu Zhao understood his meaning.

He wanted to pass through the first half of the cave by diving.

Then reach the second half of the Waitomo Glowworm Caves.

As he said.

The second half of the area is indeed at a higher elevation.

But no one can ensure that the second half has not been submerged by seawater.

That is to say.

If one dives.

After passing through the first half.

Reaching the second half.

Finding that place also filled with seawater.

Then it would be a dead end!

No matter how good one's swimming skills are.

They cannot withstand the lack of oxygen.

Xu Zhao grinned, shaking his head as he spoke, "Young man, it won't work; your idea is unrealistic. If, due to the seawater backflow, even the higher ground inside is filled with water, that would be gambling with your life, going to your death."

Ning Chen said nothing.

Xu Zhao looked at him, sensing the young man had his own ideas, and added, "Do you think your swimming skills are good? Let me tell you, even if they are good, it won't work! I am a native of this place; I am more familiar with the conditions inside the Waitomo Glowworm Caves than anyone!"

Suddenly, no one spoke.

Silence fell.

Seeing the atmosphere suddenly turn cold.

Xu Zhao spoke up, "How about this; you come with me first to check the situation."

"Although the cave cannot be entered now, the scenery outside is still the same, not submerged by seawater."

Zhang Xiaonian looked at Ning Chen; Ning Chen lifted his foot and followed.

Under Xu Zhao's lead, the group began to walk slowly forward.

Their atmosphere was poor, but inside the live broadcast room, it exploded into chaos.

【I bet fifty cents that Brother Shiguang will definitely dive in!】

【The person above is talking nonsense; the native already said it's impossible to enter. If the second half is all water, then it's game over immediately; with such a long distance, the oxygen will definitely be insufficient!】

【I believe in Brother Shiguang; don't forget, he once withstood lava during a volcanic eruption and survived. Maybe this time he will bring us a new surprise!】

【No matter how powerful he is, he still needs to breathe, right? Without oxygen, survival is impossible! No matter how powerful he is, he can't breathe underwater, can he?】

【Don't think of our Brother Shiguang as reckless, okay? Since he has this plan, he must be able to ensure a safe retreat!】

【Exactly! We old fans have been watching all along; although Brother Shiguang's actions do seem like courting death, hasn't he always returned unscathed every time?】

【This is boldness born of great skill!】

Inside the live stream room.

The singing streamer Ye Zi had been lurking all along, watching the chaotic barrage of comments.

She read through every one of their speculations.

She thought Ning Chen wouldn't go down.

Yet at the same time, she feared Ning Chen might actually go down.

"He probably won't take such a risk."

"But he always pushes things to the extreme."

Ye Zi felt troubled.

But then she snapped back to reality.

She muttered to herself: "Am I worrying too much… eh, just keep lurking."

Ning Chen and the others followed Xu Zhao to his residence.

Xu Zhao brought a car with relatively minor damage.

He drove it up to Ning Chen and the others.

"Get in, it's just a rusty old thing—I'll give you a ride."

The two got into the car.

Xu Zhao looked at the Husky.

The Husky stared back at him with equal seriousness.

"Doggy, you coming in?"

The Husky walked to the side of the car, fixing its gaze on the front passenger seat.

Xu Zhao burst out laughing.

He leaned over and opened the front passenger door.

The Husky leapt.

It landed steadily on the front passenger seat.

Xu Zhao got out again to close the door for it.

People in the live stream room laughed heartily.

【This guy is hilarious!】

【Only a Husky could have this kind of swagger!】

【Of course—he wouldn't even glance at the back seat; my Brother Husky deserves the best seat!】

【I'm dying laughing—I'm posting this clip to my Moments later.】